Activists want gun control following the Oxford High School shooting. But legislation of any kind faces a tough fight in Lansing, as more than four dozen bills have gone nowhere already.
Michigan gun laws
Posted inUrban Affairs
The toughest anti-gun movement in Detroit
No guns, just gloves: How a Detroiter is using boxing to combat gun violence.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion: Keep Michiganders safe with bills to prevent gun violence
By failing – time and time again – to put the people of Michigan ahead of campaign donations and corporate interests, legislators further abdicate any claim to the notion that we truly operate in the people’s best interests.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan bans open guns at Capitol, nearly a year after armed protest
Republicans say they can’t ban concealed weapons because it would be difficult to enforce. Democrats say that’s a lame excuse that keeps no one safe as the FBI warns of more armed protests.
Posted inMichigan Government
Appeals court sides with gun advocates in ban on firearms at Michigan polls
State officials plan to “immediately appeal” the decision to the state Supreme Court ahead of Election Day.
Posted inMichigan Government
Judge: Michigan can’t ban open carry guns on Election Day
Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s attempt to ban openly carried weapons at Michigan polling places on Election Day is “likely unlawful” and cannot be enforced, Court of Claims Judge Christopher Murray ruled Tuesday evening.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan gun groups sue Benson to open carry at election polling sites
Gun rights groups say Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s new ban on openly carried weapons at Election Day polling places unfairly punishes residents who want “to exercise both their 2nd Amendment right to self-protection and their fundamental right to vote.”
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan voting 2020: masks, guns, ID, straight ticket, what you should know
Do you need to show ID at the polls? Wear a mask? Can I bring a gun? Vote straight ticket? You have questions. We have answers. Bridge dives into some of your concerns ahead of Election Day.
Posted inMichigan Government
Benson defends Michigan ban on guns at polls, says state police will enforce
A lawsuit is expected this week from gun rights groups, but Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson the law is on her side. “This is an effort to protect our voters from intimidation,” she said.
Posted inMichigan Government
Jocelyn Benson bans open carry of guns at Michigan polls on Election Day
The guidance clarifies rules for the November general election, barring openly carrying guns and allowing concealed carry, except in certain locations. Gun rights advocates call the ban a partisan Democratic effort to discourage conservative voters and vow to sue.